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{{Club
{{Club
|Coordinates=38.0293059, -78.47667810000002
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia
|Name=Monticello Club of Charlottesville
|Name=Monticello Club of Charlottesville
|Club Name=Monticello
|Club Name=Monticello
|Type of Date=Day
|Date=1866/04/14
|Date=1866/04/14
|Type of Date=Day
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day
|Is No Later Than=Yes
|Country=United States
|First Newspaper Mention=1866/04/14
|State=VA
|First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Day
|City=Charlottesville
|City=Charlottesville
|State=VA
|Description=<p>Students at the University of Virginia organized a baseball club there soon after the war. The Monticello&rsquo;s of the university played the Excelsiors of Staunton June 1, 1866 at Charlottesville, winning 42-5. Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866. According to the Spalding Scrapbook, NYPL, the Monticello club of the UVA sprang into existence April 14, 1866, citing the NY Mercury, Dec. 30, 1866, article titled "The Baseball Season of 1866."</p>
|Country=United States
<p>Virginia U. Monthly, May/June 1868 says the Monticellos defeated the Excelsiors of Greenwood twice in a home-home series.</p>
|Coordinates=38.0293059, -78.4766781
<p>Charlottesville VA (current pop. 43,500) is about 70 miles NW of Richmond.</p>
|Description=<p>Students at the University of Virginia organized a baseball club there soon after the war. The Monticello’s of the university played the Excelsiors of Staunton June 1, 1866 at Charlottesville, winning 42-5. Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866.
<p>Staunton VA (current pop. about 24,000) is about 35 miles W of Charlottesville.</p>
According to the Spalding Scrapbook, NYPL, the Monticello club of the UVA sprange into existence April 14, 1866, citing the NY Mercury, Dec. 30, 1866, article titled "The Baseball Season of 1866."
|Sources=<p>Virginia U. Monthly, May/June 1868</p>
</p><p>Charlottesville VA (current pop. 43,500)is about 70 miles NW of Richmond.
|Has Source On Hand=No
</p><p>Staunton VA (current pop. about 24,000) is about 35 miles W of Charlottesville.
|Comment=<p>The Virginia Spectator (the college students magazine) 1867-68 p. 332 reports on a base ball game between the East Lawn and West Range clubs, both student intramural clubs.</p>
</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice
|First in Location=Charlottesville, VA
|First in Location=Charlottesville, VA
|Has Supplemental Text=No
|Is No Later Than=Yes
|First Newspaper Mention=1866/04/14
|First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Day
}}
}}

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Nick Name Monticello
Earliest Known Date Saturday, April 14, 1866
Location Charlottesville, VA, United States
Description

Students at the University of Virginia organized a baseball club there soon after the war. The Monticello’s of the university played the Excelsiors of Staunton June 1, 1866 at Charlottesville, winning 42-5. Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866. According to the Spalding Scrapbook, NYPL, the Monticello club of the UVA sprang into existence April 14, 1866, citing the NY Mercury, Dec. 30, 1866, article titled "The Baseball Season of 1866."

Virginia U. Monthly, May/June 1868 says the Monticellos defeated the Excelsiors of Greenwood twice in a home-home series.

Charlottesville VA (current pop. 43,500) is about 70 miles NW of Richmond.

Staunton VA (current pop. about 24,000) is about 35 miles W of Charlottesville.

Sources

Virginia U. Monthly, May/June 1868

Comment

The Virginia Spectator (the college students magazine) 1867-68 p. 332 reports on a base ball game between the East Lawn and West Range clubs, both student intramural clubs.

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First in Location Charlottesville, VA
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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Ballgame 1867-07-02 Richmond VA Monticello Club of Charlottesville Pastime Club of Richmond 53 - 25 Bill Hicklin

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